Focus Entertainment Launches Their Own Online Store And Focus Account

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Focus Entertainment, formerly Focus Home Interactive, has just opened its own online store that offers the entire French publisher’s library of games, including those of its subsidiaries. “Players around the world will now be able to access the entire Focus Entertainment, Deck13 Spotlight, and (very soon) Dotemu library, to purchase their favorite titles to download on PC (Steam keys), or [...]

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Focus Home Interactive Acquires French Retro-Style Game Developer Dotemu

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French video game developer and publisher Focus Home Interactive has acquired Paris-based developer Dotemu, a studio that specializes in retro-style games such as Streets of Rage 4, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, and Metal Slug Tactics. According to GamesIndustry.biz, Focus bought out 77.5% of its fellow French studio’s shares for €38.5 million, or roughly $45.5 million. Dotemu will also [...]

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Focus Home Interactive Subsidiary Deck13 Will Be Opening A Studio In Montreal

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Deck13, a subsidiary of Focus Home Interactive, will be opening a new studio in Montreal, Canada. The German development studio is known for their visceral action games such as Lords of the Fallen and The Surge franchise. They are currently working on a big unannounced project that’s slated to launch worldwide in 2022. The new Canadian studio will initially be [...]

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EU Fines Valve And Other Big-Name Publishers For Violating EU Antitrust Rules

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The European Commission has fined several big-name video game companies for violating EU antitrust rules. The companies in question include Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home Interactive, Koch Media, Valve, and ZeniMax Online Studios. According to the Commission, the aforementioned companies’ geo-blocking practices and restrictions on cross-border sales within the European Economic Area were a clear violation of market regulations. They [...]

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Focus Home Interactive Partners With French Indie Studio Douze-Dixièmes On A New Indie Game

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Focus Home Interactive has partnered with indie French studio Douze-Dixièmes and are now working on a new indie game. Douze-Dixièmes is made up of seven developers from a variety of backgrounds ranging from animation to video game development. According to the official press release, they are currently working on their first game with the goal of creating “unique, touching, and [...]

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